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For many years GROHE has strived to
make the bathroom a one-of-a-kind
experience perfectly combining design,
technology, quality and sustainability.
The company’s latest star product is
GROHE SPA F-digital Deluxe, which
provides a showering experience for all
senses including the user’s personal
music, sound and steam effects. On
November 21st and 22nd, the global
bathroom brand will exhibit its new
digital showering revolution at this year’s
“The Sleep Event” in London. Held at
London’s Business Design Centre the
event is a combination of conference,
exhibition and networking opportunity
and is considered the European platform
for contemporary and visionary hotel
design. This is where Europe’s leading
manufacturer of sanitary fittings will also
present its new Power&Soul showers in
November. Thanks to patented technology
and an exceptional combination of spray
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European launch of GROHE SPA F-digital
Deluxe at ‘The Sleep Event 2012’ in London
GROHE Group nine month
results: Sales already past one
billion euro mark after Q3 2012
In the first nine months of the year,
the GROHE Group (Grohe AG, Joyou
AG) reported a 24 percent increase in
sales revenues, which climbed from
EUR 836 million in the same period of
the previous year to EUR 1.036 billion.
Although the market environment in
Europe remains difficult and volatile,
GROHE achieved a four percent
increase in sales to EUR 794 million
even without Joyou.
GROHE showcases another exciting
product at Europe’s premier hotel
architecture and design event
In the first nine months, the GROHE
Group’s earnings before interest, taxes,
depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA)
totalled EUR 193 million, up 24 percent
on the previous year. Excluding Joyou,
EBITDA amounted to EUR 152 million,
up from EUR 148 million.
Asia remains the strongest growth
market besides America, Eastern
Europe and Germany.
patterns, they meet the highest showering
demands. The Allure Brillant bathroom
line from the GROHE SPA Collection will
be another eye-catcher at the GROHE
booth at this unique hotel event.
“GROHE can be found in hotel bathrooms
all over the world. It is therefore important
to get to develop contacts and decisionmakers
from the hospitality sector and to
give them a hands-on impression of our
new products,” explains Jan Peter Tewes,
Senior Vice President Global Marketing
Grohe AG. “Digital controls are becoming
David Haines, CEO of Grohe AG
increasingly important, and more and
more of these products are finding their
way into today’s modern bathrooms. Our
innovations take hotel rooms to a whole
new level of comfort.”
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